Microsoft revamps Live search

Download Squad by Brad Linder - Sep 27, '07 5:09am

Microsoft has launched an updated version of Live Search. Some of the changes will be visible in the user interface, but the company also made a bunch of changes under the hood to make the search engine more useful and reliable.

Increased the site index by more than 400%
Improved understanding of query intent
Auto-spell correction
Faster page-loads
Uses more click-stream data to improve page ranking and relevancy
Improved answers to questions about specific items like weather, images, celebrities, entertainment, maps, or sports

The interface is also a bit cleaner. The search box has moved to the left. The tabs for searching images, video, news have been replaced with text links (which are a bit harder to notice than tabs at first). And the fonts look a little less 1985-ish.

Apparently 40 percent of the searches on Live.com involve entertainment, shopping, health, and local search, so Microsoft has focused heavily on these four areas.

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